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through a combination of government and private funds, young people are paid to work in the gardens and also learn to cook the food they grow. >> the other challenge is people don't really know what to do with food. you know, they're not sure how to cook fresh vegetables. so it's easier to buy meat and make french fries, right? and so what you end up with is kids who have full bellies, but they're starved. >> reporter: food deserts contribute to high rates of diabetes, obesity, and cardiovascular disease. the problem is particularly acute in areas where the only option for food shopping is a small neighborhood convenience store. >> we really need to care about the entire person, holistically. if we're just caring about a person's soul, their spiritual part, then we're not really caring about people. >> reporter: kevin brown grew up in holly grove, another neighborhood devastated by hurricane katrina. his father was the pastor of a church in the neighborhood. >> in our community, there was a high incidence of heart disease, diabetes and food-related illnesses. and so we envisioned using
through a combination of government and private funds, young people are paid to work in the gardens and also learn to cook the food they grow. >> the other challenge is people don't really know what to do with food. you know, they're not sure how to cook fresh vegetables. so it's easier to buy meat and make french fries, right? and so what you end up with is kids who have full bellies, but they're starved. >> reporter: food deserts contribute to high rates of diabetes, obesity, and...
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this massive increase in government spending. where does the minus come from if they want to increase spending by that much? this was the scene today in a place called van meter, iowa. this is what greeted mitt romney today as he campaigned. fight big banks, not big bird. 99% of cookies are e eaten by 1% of monsters. make wall street pay, not sesame striet. members of an iowa citizens group dressed in sesame street costumes. they were there to laugh at his suggestion that his plan to cut the deficit is to cut off funding for pbs. this has become a full-fledged thing in the campaign now. the obama campaign today releasing this 30-second ad specifically on the issue of big bird. it's a sarcastic ad hitting mitt romney for being tough enough to take on this yellow-feathered fellow. and president obama has now fully incorporated the big bird line into his stump speech. >> for all you moms and kids out there, you should have confidence that finally somebody is cracking down on big bird. elmo has been seen in a white suburban. he's dri
this massive increase in government spending. where does the minus come from if they want to increase spending by that much? this was the scene today in a place called van meter, iowa. this is what greeted mitt romney today as he campaigned. fight big banks, not big bird. 99% of cookies are e eaten by 1% of monsters. make wall street pay, not sesame striet. members of an iowa citizens group dressed in sesame street costumes. they were there to laugh at his suggestion that his plan to cut the...
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the government may be doing fine. in many disputes involving muslims the government is doing well in terms of defending the rights. it's the attitudes of local communities that make life difficult for people in our work places, in their schools, in their homes and i think that's what we have to worry about. one of things when you talk about vitality of religion in the united states. i'm going to be super boring and agree with my colleagues. we will build on something especially the charles said. at a different point in history there have been different religious faiths that have been especially disfavored at that period of time. and i agree that my sons and seeks or often mystique they are targeted especially widely. they keep a snapshot in time. this is building on what charles was saying about how the culture is so very important as it relates to these religious freedoms. it is to say everybody is a minority someone. if you are mormon, you're not a minority in utah. but the rest of the country you are a minority. th
the government may be doing fine. in many disputes involving muslims the government is doing well in terms of defending the rights. it's the attitudes of local communities that make life difficult for people in our work places, in their schools, in their homes and i think that's what we have to worry about. one of things when you talk about vitality of religion in the united states. i'm going to be super boring and agree with my colleagues. we will build on something especially the charles...
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one on governing. he got two segments on the economy. let romney talk endlessly never interrupted mitt romney. constantly interrupted president obama. let romney run all over him. every time he would try to -- you would hear him go -- and romney just kept talking and talking. jim lehrer asked romney a question and romney would ignore the question and just say whatever the hell he wanted. president obama, he asked him a question and then nailed him down and make him answer the question. he let romney interrupt obama. there was a half an hour where we never even heard from jim lehrer at all. everybody thought he had walked off the stage. he got two segments in on the economy. maybe one segment on healthcare. maybe 15 minutes. a mini, mini segment on the role of government. and a mini segment like left on governing, three minutes. and then -- it was just a colossal -- i'm not the only one who said so -- before we get to the other comments, your would love your comments on jim lehrer. he was a bad choice.
one on governing. he got two segments on the economy. let romney talk endlessly never interrupted mitt romney. constantly interrupted president obama. let romney run all over him. every time he would try to -- you would hear him go -- and romney just kept talking and talking. jim lehrer asked romney a question and romney would ignore the question and just say whatever the hell he wanted. president obama, he asked him a question and then nailed him down and make him answer the question. he let...
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government under attack from hackers and today, all signs point to china on one of the most sacred and secure parts of our national security. >>> and new national and battleground polls released. is the streak of bad news for romney finally over? members from both campaigns going to duke it out. who's going to tell the truth, "outfront" next. mike rowe here at a ford dealer with a little q&a for fiona. tell me fiona, who's having a big tire event? your ford dealer. who has 11 major brands to choose from? your ford dealer. who's offering a rebate? your ford dealer. who has the low price tire guarantee... affording peace of mind to anyone who might be in the market for a new set of res? your ford dealer. i'm beginning to sense a pattern. buy four select tires, get a $60 rebate. use the ford service credit credit card, get $60 more. that's up to $120. where did you get that sweater vest? your ford dealer. can you start the day the way you want? can orencia help? could your "i want" become "i can"? talk to your doctor. orencia reduces many ra symptoms like pain, morning stiffness and progr
government under attack from hackers and today, all signs point to china on one of the most sacred and secure parts of our national security. >>> and new national and battleground polls released. is the streak of bad news for romney finally over? members from both campaigns going to duke it out. who's going to tell the truth, "outfront" next. mike rowe here at a ford dealer with a little q&a for fiona. tell me fiona, who's having a big tire event? your ford dealer. who...
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we will commence activities this morning with short remarks by a congressman and government all to be followed by an address from governor romney. we want to welcome each of you to the virginia institute. it now my pleasure to welcome congressman good lad. [applause] >> good morning. it is an honor to be back at the virginia military institute with all of these outstanding young men and women, the cadets here. it is indeed an honor to be with your faculty and staff and distinguished visitors as well as gov. mcdonnell and governor romney. if you join me, i will offer the opening in vacation. dear lord, i thank you for allowing us to gather here safely today. you will bless this country greatly. we have so much to be thankful for. we thank you for these young men and women here today, many who have made the decision to join the heroes in our armed forces. lord, we pray for protection on behalf of americans who are sacrificing their time away from family and their very lives for the safeguarding of our liberties. we pray you come for the families of the heroes who gave their lives for th
we will commence activities this morning with short remarks by a congressman and government all to be followed by an address from governor romney. we want to welcome each of you to the virginia institute. it now my pleasure to welcome congressman good lad. [applause] >> good morning. it is an honor to be back at the virginia military institute with all of these outstanding young men and women, the cadets here. it is indeed an honor to be with your faculty and staff and distinguished...
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if that is big government, small government. i do not know. i think they should have the right to control their own destiny in their own city. it is on the ballot in november. and i am telling everybody in michigan to a vote it down. we did not need dictatorship. it is a dictator bill. host: thank you. on twitter -- the government to do its job, maintain the general welfare. from debate news, the numbers are and on how many watched on television. more than 67 million watched the first presidential debate. nearly 16 more watched four years ago for about 12 of the 67 who watched president obama square off against mitt romney were between 18-34. fox news channel average 10.4 million viewers. a big improvement over 8.2. cnn clock about 6.1 million. this number of course does not include the numbers of people who watched on the internet or their mobile devices. and also c-span is not included in the ratings. those are the basic numbers. next, let us here on the role of government, which was in the big question this week. a call from carmen in monta
if that is big government, small government. i do not know. i think they should have the right to control their own destiny in their own city. it is on the ballot in november. and i am telling everybody in michigan to a vote it down. we did not need dictatorship. it is a dictator bill. host: thank you. on twitter -- the government to do its job, maintain the general welfare. from debate news, the numbers are and on how many watched on television. more than 67 million watched the first...
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regular people who need regular government. it struck me and it must have struck you that this 47% thing that romney said and didn't think anybody was recording, where he said those people don't take care of their own lives. they don't meet their own responsibilities. well, the problem with that is he's attacking people on social security. it seems to me somebody who has been paying payroll tax from the time they were a paper boy or a stock boy from the time they were 14 has taken care and responsibility for their lives. they shouldn't be derided or mocked for not being reliable citizens. did you ever think about that? i'm sure you have. he's attacking basic bread and butter people in this country who worked their whole lives and are living on social security as somehow bums. >> well, he's attacking people on social security, attacking people who are veterans, and you know who else he was attacking if you watch that video, you see the wait staff walking back and forth in front of the camera. in some sense he was attacking them
regular people who need regular government. it struck me and it must have struck you that this 47% thing that romney said and didn't think anybody was recording, where he said those people don't take care of their own lives. they don't meet their own responsibilities. well, the problem with that is he's attacking people on social security. it seems to me somebody who has been paying payroll tax from the time they were a paper boy or a stock boy from the time they were 14 has taken care and...
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i saw the president's vision as trickle-down government, and i don't think that's what america believes in. >> all right. let's put it through the spin cycle. steve, you were there in denver. what's your take? >> looking at that obama response, i think everybody says why didn't you say it to his face? why didn't you say that last night? i think, look, it's pretty well established by this point why this was such a disastrous debate for obama. i'll play a quick clip here, and this is a jumping-off point to talk about what he needs to do in the next debates to avoid a repeat of this. let's play a clip of an opening romney gave him that he completely missed. >> i'm not looking to cut massive taxes and reduce the revenues going to the government. my number one principle is there's no tax cut that adds to the deficit. i want to underline that. virtually everything you said about my tax plan is inaccurate. so if the tax plan he described were a tax plan i was asked to support, i'd say absolutely not. i'm not looking for 5i trillion tax cut. i won't put in a place a tax cut that adds to the def
i saw the president's vision as trickle-down government, and i don't think that's what america believes in. >> all right. let's put it through the spin cycle. steve, you were there in denver. what's your take? >> looking at that obama response, i think everybody says why didn't you say it to his face? why didn't you say that last night? i think, look, it's pretty well established by this point why this was such a disastrous debate for obama. i'll play a quick clip here, and this is...
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government under attack from hackers and today, all signs point to china on one of the most sacred and secure parts of our national security. >>> and new national and battleground polls released. is the streak of bad news for romney finally over? members from both campaigns going to duke it out. who's going to tell the truth, "outfront" next. ♪ [ male announcer ] how do you turn an entrepreneur's dream... ♪ into a scooter that talks to the cloud? ♪ or make 70,000 trades a second... ♪ reach one customer at a time? ♪ how do you help doctors turn billions of bytes of shared information... ♪ into a fifth anniversary of remission? ♪ or turn 30-million artifacts... ♪ into a high-tech masterpiece? ♪ whatever your business challenge, dell has the technology and services to help you solve it. [ male announcer ] why not talk to someone who owns an adjustable version of the most highly recommended bed in america? ask me about my tempur advanced ergo. goes up. goes up. ask me what it's like to get a massage anytime you want. goes down. goes down. [ male announcer ] tempur-pedic b
government under attack from hackers and today, all signs point to china on one of the most sacred and secure parts of our national security. >>> and new national and battleground polls released. is the streak of bad news for romney finally over? members from both campaigns going to duke it out. who's going to tell the truth, "outfront" next. ♪ [ male announcer ] how do you turn an entrepreneur's dream... ♪ into a scooter that talks to the cloud? ♪ or make 70,000 trades...
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again, governing is a little more complicated than that. they have a hard time with the truth because they are very bent on presenting this picture of unreality in hopes that the american people will swallow it. >> stephanie: romney is like thank god we're in this car, because i rescued the auto industry. and it's like no, you didn't. dan thank you for joining us. >> thank you. >> stephanie: he is in charge of the western hemisphere. just do it. >> yeah, do what he says. >> stephanie: do it. right back on the "stephanie miller show." >> the place where dreams come true. >> announcer: it's the "stephanie miller show." ♪ >>and now to my point. that is a whole bunch of bunk! the powerful my steal an election but they cannot steal democracy. [ ♪ music ♪ ] >> announcer: stephanie miller. ♪ i said are you going to be my girl ♪ >> stephanie: a discussion has broken out during the commercial break is whether road flair mary is really from chicago. who can say? >> i'm just worried she is going to bust out the n-word at some point -- >> ste
again, governing is a little more complicated than that. they have a hard time with the truth because they are very bent on presenting this picture of unreality in hopes that the american people will swallow it. >> stephanie: romney is like thank god we're in this car, because i rescued the auto industry. and it's like no, you didn't. dan thank you for joining us. >> thank you. >> stephanie: he is in charge of the western hemisphere. just do it. >> yeah, do what he says....
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>> it means you're putting politics ahead of governing. we haven't had a president last two months. this is campaigner-in-chief which may be some of the reasons for the table screw up and cover-up in libya. bill: we'll look for more on this in coming weeks and debate coming up in florida. always good to see you. >> you too, bill. martha: governor romney rides high on his debate win. how his win rates among the all-time high debate drubbings. bill: scenes from this, martha. what is this guy doing? he is pretty good. and he is an amateur. victor! iot your campbell's chunky soup. mom? who's mom? i'm the giants mascot. eat up! new jammin jerk chicken soup has tasty pieces of chicken with rice and beans. you know the giants don't have a mascot right mom? [ male announcer ] campbell's chunky soup. it fills you up right. bill: hundreds of people working on final preparations for the one and only vice presidential debate in danville, kentucky. congressman paul ryan, vice president joe biden will square off on the center college campus on thursday. crews are nearly done building the set. pla
>> it means you're putting politics ahead of governing. we haven't had a president last two months. this is campaigner-in-chief which may be some of the reasons for the table screw up and cover-up in libya. bill: we'll look for more on this in coming weeks and debate coming up in florida. always good to see you. >> you too, bill. martha: governor romney rides high on his debate win. how his win rates among the all-time high debate drubbings. bill: scenes from this, martha. what is...
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clashes in the streets of tehran, as hundreds of protesters take on their own government. outraged over the collapse of the iranian currency. it's taken a nose dive in the past week, down 40%. and that is a record low. and that is proof, economists say, that tough sanctions by the u.s. government, because of iran's nuclear program, are taking hold. >>> and now, we turn to a headline that sounded impossible to us today. word of yet another american airlines flight forced to land. passengers bracing for impact. in the end, the landing gear came down, but some suspicious passengers are telling us they actually wonder if pilots and other employees are negotiating their labor disputes from 30,000 feet. abc's senior national correspondent jim avila put that question to a pilot who believes in his former airline. >> reporter: the dallas operations center where american airlines struggles to manage delays twice as severe as its competitors and one airborne emergency after another. >> emergency at this time. we're coming back into dallas. >> reporter: nerve wracking for some passen
clashes in the streets of tehran, as hundreds of protesters take on their own government. outraged over the collapse of the iranian currency. it's taken a nose dive in the past week, down 40%. and that is a record low. and that is proof, economists say, that tough sanctions by the u.s. government, because of iran's nuclear program, are taking hold. >>> and now, we turn to a headline that sounded impossible to us today. word of yet another american airlines flight forced to land....
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because what it means we believe government does this and we believe government doesn't do. neither one was able to sort of stop themselves and realize we're actually the guys who cleared the room. we're the last two in the room talking about this. they needed to bring more people into the real reasons behind those decisions. >> rose: the other thing that interests me in the closing, they both kept to this very practical points. you did not see the city on the shining -- >> nothing's sorry. >> rose: it seemed they both deliberately did that because they wanted to make practical points about the campaign. >> they both are. as much as as everybody goes on and owe about president obama is rhetorical. neither one of them in truth is a wild-y eyed -- they both like talking about this stuff. >> go ahead, mike. >> no, no. josh, if you look at obama, if he has an adoring throng but if you look at the history of debates it's not his natural format. he had trouble with hillary clinton in the primaries. this is not his key can departments and i think that caught up with him. he's treme
because what it means we believe government does this and we believe government doesn't do. neither one was able to sort of stop themselves and realize we're actually the guys who cleared the room. we're the last two in the room talking about this. they needed to bring more people into the real reasons behind those decisions. >> rose: the other thing that interests me in the closing, they both kept to this very practical points. you did not see the city on the shining -- >>...
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we have a government shut down. newt gingrich/bill clinton -- once the government shut down, the pressure on both sides was so intense. the pressure if we go into january will be far greater because the economic consequences and the market consequences are more significant. i think it is inconceivable that if we go into january, there won't be a solution in january or early february at the latest. there has to be a settlement, somebody will have to blink, probably both sides. i talk a little bit to people in financial markets in the york. i would think the market would react to all of this. if there is a deal in a few weeks and any deal clearly will make retroactive to january 1 those tax cuts that will continue to remove sequestration, then i am being told that in the interim, the damage will not be that significant. for fiscal hawks, many of us have been saying for years -- when we get this solved? when the market has intense pressure on it. i will just end where i was near the beginning. mark zandi wrote that ide
we have a government shut down. newt gingrich/bill clinton -- once the government shut down, the pressure on both sides was so intense. the pressure if we go into january will be far greater because the economic consequences and the market consequences are more significant. i think it is inconceivable that if we go into january, there won't be a solution in january or early february at the latest. there has to be a settlement, somebody will have to blink, probably both sides. i talk a little...
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>> we are quasi government. no question if private enterprise a have 36,000 offices and many would be closed. john: what is the obstacle? >> delivery schedules. we must deliver six-- per week. john: end the congressmen defend their offices? >> most republicans. we are very close to breaking even. john: that is not the same as made a profit. >> we did through 2006 when the volume of mail dropped. >> 50% decline in the last 10 years. john: get the government out. >> nobody will buy the postal service broke. john: and sell it. >> congress will not allow that. i don't think the public will. we will operate like a business if congress will let us. >> they may. we made it passed the senate that house is considering legislation. john: this goes on years and years. not you want to keep the local office. >> of the flexible parts we make it a profitable enterprise. we have a new-product that takes eight months for approval with the regulatory commission. john: no wonder you cannot compete. sell it to a. >> and holland the
>> we are quasi government. no question if private enterprise a have 36,000 offices and many would be closed. john: what is the obstacle? >> delivery schedules. we must deliver six-- per week. john: end the congressmen defend their offices? >> most republicans. we are very close to breaking even. john: that is not the same as made a profit. >> we did through 2006 when the volume of mail dropped. >> 50% decline in the last 10 years. john: get the government out....
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government. i want to get it down to its historic place of closer to 20% over time and that's going to take work. it's going to take some time. but in the fullness of time, we have no choice. >> as a united states senator you would be called upon to vote up or down on supreme court no, ma'am niece. do you have a litmus test for judges and specifically to you senator could you vote in the affirmative for a justice who might find the march act that same sex couples are not entitled to benefits unconstitutional and senator could you vote for a justice that might reverse row v. wade. >> i don't have a litmus test. i've had experience nominating judges and confirming judges to the supreme court as a member of the senate. i'm going to look to nominees for their intellect, their experience, for their predisposition to not legitimate late from the bench. and i will look to nominees of the president of either party and treat them fairly as i have in the past. >> well, i agree with my opponent to this vari
government. i want to get it down to its historic place of closer to 20% over time and that's going to take work. it's going to take some time. but in the fullness of time, we have no choice. >> as a united states senator you would be called upon to vote up or down on supreme court no, ma'am niece. do you have a litmus test for judges and specifically to you senator could you vote in the affirmative for a justice who might find the march act that same sex couples are not entitled to...
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. >> limited government. >> you say limited government. what kind are you talking about. can you be specific? >> yes, i can list cuts. >> would you cut defense? >> i would cut defense. >> so you are soft on defense? >> i know how i should answer the questions but under pressure it's hard. >> john: go back to the clinton days. my instinct is to answer the question that is asked but consultants to say don't. >> you are still answering my questions but most of the time you want to be delivering your message. >> they say sarah palin was good at that. >> governor palin answered the questions on her terms. >> that is not so. but because that is just a quick answer. i wanted to talk about, again, my lord on energy. >> she was able to pivot most of the questions on to ground that she was comfortable in handling the questions is on. >> john: they kept grilling. >> you think colleges are stupid. don't you think college is stupid is an irresponsible remark to make? >> no. for some people college is stupid. >> now they are going to make a commercial saying college is stupid. college
. >> limited government. >> you say limited government. what kind are you talking about. can you be specific? >> yes, i can list cuts. >> would you cut defense? >> i would cut defense. >> so you are soft on defense? >> i know how i should answer the questions but under pressure it's hard. >> john: go back to the clinton days. my instinct is to answer the question that is asked but consultants to say don't. >> you are still answering my...
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they expect food from their government. well, you know, tamron, call me carl marx, but i believe the richest nation on earth should provide food to the old, to the young, to the disabled, to the mentally disturbed. the people who can't earn enough money to buy their own food. come on. we can do that. that's not mitt romney's view. i think it is difficult to sell his view to a majority of voters. >> we will see tomorrow how he explains that comment and his view for the rest of the country who do not make millions of dollars but certainly deserve a voice. thank you very much, roger. a pleasure having you on. the possible impact of the debates is part of the nbc news/"wall street journal" poll that debuts tonight on "nightly news." how important will the presidential debates be in helping you decide who to support for president? 38% said extremely, while the majority, 62%, said somewhat and not much. mark murray, is that in line with what we've seen when that question is posed before? >> it's an increase in the people that say
they expect food from their government. well, you know, tamron, call me carl marx, but i believe the richest nation on earth should provide food to the old, to the young, to the disabled, to the mentally disturbed. the people who can't earn enough money to buy their own food. come on. we can do that. that's not mitt romney's view. i think it is difficult to sell his view to a majority of voters. >> we will see tomorrow how he explains that comment and his view for the rest of the country...
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then they stole the loans off to a repackaged loan security and then they sold those off on to the governments around the world including europe and they've all gone bust and j.p. morgan of course menefee selling the improper loans to begin with they made a fee on packaging alone to next made another big chunk of money by making bets against the very things that just sold knowing that the people who just bought it would go bankrupt now they're going to government say no we want to credit against a thing we never sold against a thing we made a fee on and by the way we're going to zap the homeowner once again by charging them for the thing that we never had to begin with and by the way you know with some more money who oh this is a constant theme throughout the last few years is they conjure up debts out of thin air and they conjure up assets out of thin air so all of it is a holy ground whenever jamie diamond decided something is an asset you decide he makes that and i was just going to you know the regulators and let blowers those. you know say here give me a billion dollars i mean to buy shot
then they stole the loans off to a repackaged loan security and then they sold those off on to the governments around the world including europe and they've all gone bust and j.p. morgan of course menefee selling the improper loans to begin with they made a fee on packaging alone to next made another big chunk of money by making bets against the very things that just sold knowing that the people who just bought it would go bankrupt now they're going to government say no we want to credit...
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the focus will be on the role of government, the economy and health care. mitt romney has a history of shall we sa waffling a little bit on these important issues we even have a collection of mitt's flip flops here inside the war room but this suggests where his position is actually going to be on wednesday night. first off, the role of government as a subject, and that really gets fundamentally to the issue of taxes, at least for mitt romney. the romney memo says that mitt romney will not raise taxes on anyone and that he will deliver tax cuts for the middle class. sounds pretty good, but the brookings tax policy center took a look at this issue, and here is what they found. under mitt romney 95% of americans making under $200,000 would have a tax increase averaging $2,000 while the wealthiest americans would see tax cuts of up to $86,000 per year. and his claim that he can give the wealthy those tax breaks and still close the deficit, that claim is mathematically impossible according to the tax policy center. romney's fuzzy math has put his surrogates in
the focus will be on the role of government, the economy and health care. mitt romney has a history of shall we sa waffling a little bit on these important issues we even have a collection of mitt's flip flops here inside the war room but this suggests where his position is actually going to be on wednesday night. first off, the role of government as a subject, and that really gets fundamentally to the issue of taxes, at least for mitt romney. the romney memo says that mitt romney will not...
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, regional governments, local governments. so many times, cities and states and counties, provinces around the world, they are always waiting for some action on the national level. for instance, environmental issues -- the fact of the matter is that if you -- you as the state or local government can do a lot to move the agenda forward. we had a disagreement with washington under the bush administration when i became governor. they did their thing to protect the environment, we had another vision in california. we disagree, but we move forward. we did not wait for anybody. we made commitments to reduce greenhouse gases by 25% by year 2020 and 85% by year 2015. we came up with a portfolio of renewable -- a renewable portfolio of 30% by 2020. new common standards. all the things we did -- so much so that secretary-general bank ki-moon encouraged all the other countries to go in the same direction, national governments -- sub-national governments have power and organization. he wanted to encourage them to go in that direction. env
, regional governments, local governments. so many times, cities and states and counties, provinces around the world, they are always waiting for some action on the national level. for instance, environmental issues -- the fact of the matter is that if you -- you as the state or local government can do a lot to move the agenda forward. we had a disagreement with washington under the bush administration when i became governor. they did their thing to protect the environment, we had another...
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the government is not in a sition to do that. [applause] >> moderator: we have this question about bye partisanship. it would be necessary for republicans and democrats to work together for effective legislative process even if one party would gain control of both the house and the senate. how would you work to build consensus and the bipartisanship support for bills that you feel would benefit the fourth district? congressman, you're the first answer. king: i would start reworking a bipartisan fashion in the iowa delegation on a continual basis. in 2008 when the floods hit in iowa city i went over there immediately and flew over all that and went on the ground and met with the leaders of cedar rapids for example for the democrats that represent that part of the state. they didn't take me about but rejoined me together and everything. when we get hit with floods on the side of the state become over and join me. i introduced legislation to protect us from the next flood coming down the missouri river with the sign on right away. t
the government is not in a sition to do that. [applause] >> moderator: we have this question about bye partisanship. it would be necessary for republicans and democrats to work together for effective legislative process even if one party would gain control of both the house and the senate. how would you work to build consensus and the bipartisanship support for bills that you feel would benefit the fourth district? congressman, you're the first answer. king: i would start reworking a...